In scientific research, exploration is one of three purposes of empirical research (the other two being description and explanation). The term is commonly used metaphorically. For example, an individual may speak of exploring the Internet, sexuality, etc.

Notable periods of human exploration

Phoenician galley sailings

The Phoenicians (1550 BCE–300 BCE) traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Asia Minor though many of their routes are still unknown today. The presence of tin in some Phoenician artifacts suggests that they may have traveled to Britain. Some scientists speculate that they voyaged all the way to Central America, although this is disputed. According to Virgil's Aeneid and other ancient sources, the legendary Queen Dido was a Phoenician from Asia Minor who sailed to North Africa and founded the city of Carthage.

Mineral exploration

Mineral exploration is the process of finding ores (commercially viable concentrations of minerals) to mine. Mineral exploration is a much more intensive, organized and professional form of mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of prospecting, the process of mineral exploration on the whole is much more involved.

In scientific research, exploration is one of three purposes of empirical research (the other two being description and explanation). The term is commonly used metaphorically. For example, an individual may speak of exploring the Internet, sexuality, etc.

Notable periods of human exploration

Phoenician galley sailings

The Phoenicians (1550 BCE–300 BCE) traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Asia Minor though many of their routes are still unknown today. The presence of tin in some Phoenician artifacts suggests that they may have traveled to Britain. Some scientists speculate that they voyaged all the way to Central America, although this is disputed. According to Virgil's Aeneid and other ancient sources, the legendary Queen Dido was a Phoenician from Asia Minor who sailed to North Africa and founded the city of Carthage.

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Analysts... We have got a tier one institutional shareholder list that have backed the company for a long period of time, and we have got six analysts that cover us; three in Canada, and three in the United States that do a great job working with us to tell the story ... We are pushing it beyond 1700 tons and we hope to go higher and we expect to explore a lot of that in the third quarter ... UnidentifiedAnalyst ... Unidentified Analyst....

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Sept. 22, 1948 — Aug. 6, 2018. Frank J. Schieppati, a professional archaeologist who conducted more than 400 explorations throughout the eastern United States and the Caribbean, died Aug ... He was 69 ... Mr. Schieppati served as an environmental specialist with the cultural resources section state Department of Environmental Conservation at its central office in Albany from 1983 to 1991, then was DEC's senior environmental analyst in Buffalo ... ....

Shortly after the end of every quarter I explore the subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) shifts in smartphone market share ... The nerve of exploring factual information! ... Morgan Stanleyanalyst suggests Apple garnered roughly $30 per year per active device via app sales and sales of digital content… a figure LoupVentures’ GeneMunster believes will ramp up to almost $35 per device this year....

shed a quarter of its value Tuesday after analysts cut ratings and price targets on the data-center design and operations company’s stock after a lengthened product cycle was cited for a lowered outlook and another disappointing earnings report ... Of the 12 analysts who cover Switch, at least three downgraded the stock and six cut their price targets, according to FactSet data....